S.C. Code Regs. § 61-17.1100.1101 - General (II)
A.
The facility shall comply with all current state, federal, and local laws and
regulations concerning resident care, treatment, procedures, and/or services,
resident rights and protections, and privacy and disclosure requirements, such
as, S.C. Code Section
44-81-10,
Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities, Alzheimer's Special
Care Disclosure Act, and the Omnibus Adult Protection Act notice, S.C. Code
Section
43-35-5,
et seq.
B. Posted
notices as required in the Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care
Facilities, the Omnibus Adult Protection Act, and other notices as required by
law, shall be prominently displayed in the facility.
C. The facility shall comply with all
relevant state, federal, and local laws and regulations concerning
discrimination, such as, Title VII, Section 601 of the Civil Rights Act of
1964.
D. Achievement of the highest
level of self-care, independence and choice by residents shall be reflected in
the manner in which the facility provides and promotes resident care and how
the facility honors reasonable requests.
E. Residents shall be given the opportunity
to provide input concerning changes in facility operational policies,
procedures, services, for example, resident councils.
F. Other than the limitations of resident
movement in special instances, for example, Alzheimer's unit, residents shall
be assured freedom of movement. Residents shall not be locked in or out of
their rooms.
G. There shall be a
grievance and complaint procedure to be exercised on behalf of the residents to
enforce the Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities that
includes the address and telephone number of the Department and a provision
prohibiting retaliation should the grievance right be exercised. Residents
shall be made aware of this procedure and it shall be posted adjacent to the
Bill of Rights for Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities.
H. Care, services, treatments, items provided
by the facility, the charges, and those services that are the responsibilities
of the resident shall be delineated in writing. Residents shall be made aware
of such charges and services and changes to charges and services.
I. Residents shall not be requested or
required to perform any type of care, treatment, or service in the facility
that would normally be the duty of a staff member.
J. Information regarding advance directives
shall be provided to each resident at admission.
K. The facility shall furnish itemized
billing for all charges to the resident or the individual paying the bill upon
request by the resident or individual.
1.
Items that remain unpaid are not required to be itemized again.
2. This provision shall not apply to the
contracted amount of a state or federal agency. Any amount above such contract
shall be itemized as provided.
L. Residents shall be permitted to use the
telephone and shall be allowed privacy when making telephone calls.
M. A quiet environment shall be provided that
is the least intrusive to residents.
N. The facility shall inform residents of the
resident councils (See Section
1102).
Notes
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